Misc.Sep 22, 2019
Uberhdieiwkk

Working at Instacart as an eng, how's it like these days

Going for an on-site interview at Instacart for swe role. How's working there like? In terms of eng quality, culture, comp etc.

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Google wlkaway Sep 22, 2019

Shouldn't be much different from Uber.

Walmart cSUT13 Sep 22, 2019

They lowballed me big time

Google foony Sep 22, 2019

Comp offer I got was not good. People I interviewed with made it sound like everything was on fire.

Uber hdieiwkk OP Sep 22, 2019

What was your offer and yoe if u don't mind?

Instacart NotElliot Sep 23, 2019

Skip. They won’t IPO.

Instacart mschaaf Sep 23, 2019

+1

Instacart mschaaf Sep 23, 2019

I definitely wouldn’t leave Uber for Instacart...

Uber hdieiwkk OP Sep 23, 2019

Why so? Is there things you don't like about working there?

Instacart mschaaf Sep 23, 2019

Eng culture is dying like the company in general, no vision from top to bottom

Instacart instattack Sep 23, 2019

I personally like working here a lot. Eng quality is mixed, big fan of the culture (especially on my team). Comp is middling (better on average than Amazon, but worse than FB). Not sure why people say we won’t IPO. We’re not going to jump a huge amount when we IPO, but our numbers are nowhere near as bad as WeWork.

Instacart mschaaf Sep 23, 2019

If you have to compare us to WeWork...

Instacart NotElliot Sep 26, 2019

It’s just not IC metrics. CA’s new law will spread to other large states and take a big 20% chunk of rev. All gig economy companies are screwed.